Trainers inspired by Liverpool’s famous Overhead Railway have gone on sale worldwide.

Lost Art skate shop, based on Slater Street in Liverpool city centre, produced the footwear collection in collaboration with Nike Skateboarding.

The shoes, of which there are two designs, were released online over the weekend and have so far been well received.

Lost Art manager David Mackey said: “We’ve had a hugely positive reaction to both pairs of trainers we released, both locally and globally.

“Both shoes will be very popular with skateboarders. The choice of fabrics and colour ups means there is great cross-over appeal to non skateboarders and the fact that they have Lost Art on them will make them even more popular I’m sure.”

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The trainers were released through Lost Art skate shop and online at lostartshop.co.uk earlier this month and went on sale across the world on Saturday.

The new footwear range is inspired by the uniforms worn by the Overhead Railway guards.

The colours in the shoes are designed to incorporate the urban aspect of Liverpool city centre and the natural side of the River Mersey.

The Lost Art description says: “The Nike SB x Lost Art collection represents the generations of skaters that remain united in a city of constant flux, skaters that have been able to seek out a hidden and raw side of Liverpool that sidesteps its numerous clichés to embrace it’s strong history and identity.”

A skateboarding-themed film taking in the route of the city’s former Overhead Railway was produced to promote the shoes.

The footage features two skateboarders who travel from Seaforth to Dingle along the seven mile route of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, known to many as The Ovee or The Dockers’ Umbrella.

A description accompanying the video says: “Drawing inspiration from the famous Docklands and the now defunct Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR) that runs along their length, the two footwear models draw on a rich heritage of diversity and culture that reflects the changing shape of our modern day city.”

The Overhead Railway used ahead-of-its-time engineering and the world’s first electric elevated railway, the first railway to use an escalator and the first UK railway to boast automatic signals.

Officially opened on February 4, 1893, there were 17 stations along its six-and-a-half mile route and it provided passengers with spectacular views of the city and its docks.

In the early 1950s, it was discovered that the railway’s decking was badly-damaged and, finally, on December 30, 1956, it was the end of the line.